Alan’s practice focuses on the wide range of regulatory issues faced by the global agriculture, food, biotechnology, and bioenergy industries.
Practicing environmental law provides him with daily opportunities to use his legal skills and training to help clients overcome often extremely technical business and regulatory challenges in order to ensure compliance with applicable environmental requirements.
He advises numerous Forbes Global 2000 companies on the legal and regulatory requirements associated with both domestic and foreign production, and the import, export, and distribution of pesticides, industrial biocides, and treated commodities and products. In every matter, Alan strives to meet and exceed his clients’ expectations by providing them with the environmental legal analysis and solutions they need to achieve their objectives.
Alan’s practice includes all aspects of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of pesticides, including the manufacture, import, distribution, labeling, registration, and use of all types of consumer and agricultural pesticide products under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As part of his FIFRA legal practice, Alan frequently supports the data rights objectives of Beveridge & Diamond’s pesticide clients; advises clients on EPA enforcement matters; and prepares data licensing agreements, product distribution agreements, and other related contracts.
Beyond FIFRA, Alan advises pesticide manufacturers on issues arising under other relevant laws—including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); the Plant Protection Act (PPA); the Endangered Species Act (ESA); the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)—and provides guidance in connection with pesticide requirements and data protection issues in the European Union and other jurisdictions around the world. Alan also counsels clients on the regulation of antimicrobial, biocide, and biostimulant products under FIFRA and other regulatory regimes, as well as the coordinated regulation of genetically engineered plants, animals, and insects by EPA, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
More Legal and Business Bylines From Alan J. Sachs
- With 12 Months’ Notice, EPA Bringing Temporary Disinfectant Supply Chain Flexibilities to a Close - (Posted On Monday, September 20, 2021)
- EPA Expands Use of FIFRA Criminal Enforcement As It Targets COVID-19 Claims - (Posted On Monday, August 30, 2021)
- Bipartisan Legislation Proposed to Authorize CBD Dietary Supplements and Food Additives - (Posted On Friday, July 09, 2021)
- Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Lawsuit Against U.S. Corporations, But Leaves Door Open For Future Claims - (Posted On Thursday, July 01, 2021)
- Congress and Biden Administration Move to Support Climate Solutions in Agriculture - (Posted On Thursday, May 06, 2021)
- EPA Ends Priority Review of Surface Disinfectant Products, Shifts Resources Back to Standard FIFRA Registration Processes - (Posted On Thursday, April 29, 2021)
- EPA Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Environmental Violations with Release of Updated Guidance - (Posted On Tuesday, February 09, 2021)
- Agriculture In Focus Under Biden Climate Policy - (Posted On Tuesday, February 09, 2021)
- USDA Publishes Final Hemp Regulations - (Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2021)
- USDA Announces Intent to Transfer Regulatory Authority Over Animal Biotechnology from FDA to USDA - (Posted On Wednesday, January 13, 2021)